Nut-separator.



rnnnsrrsHor Ann nonna r., conn, or servira hive, camroarrra.

l Nunsjnrennron.

neaaees. y

,l Application filed December 6,1915... semaine, 65,270t

y, will separate blank nuts from those nuts containing sound kernelsl i placing the nuts on4 the market.

.prise the Among nuts which come from the orchard commonly known as orchard run are'some contain?" 0.1,l ,Small kernels,A and ing shriveled, dry 4 v knownv as blanks. It is desirable to sep arate the blanks from the sound nuts before ,This has een 'partially accomplished by machines employing an unconne'd blast of air. 4.

The novel features of our invention comprovision of means `for passing the orchard run of nuts beneath the conduit through which an air blast is so directed and of such intensity .that the` blanks will be carried along said conduit nuts will not enter therein.

We accomplish theseob-iects by the` einbodiment of our invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: y

l Fi re 1 is a perspective view of a preferreuform of'our machine, .and

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectlonal view with the fan blower shown in elevation.

ing, 3 indicates a shaker table upon which the -nuts'are disposed for separation of dirt, broken shells and foreign material; the nuts traveling' forward along the table to the separating mechanism 4l. The shaker mechanism for operating the table is indicated generally at 5.

` through. The end of the table is provided' bl Shaker table 3 comprises a frame work 6.. preferabl of rectangular form .and having a' @reen ottoni 7 ofsuiiicient mesh to per mit dirt and foreign material to pass with an apron 8 over which the nuts ass,

' 'y as they leave .thetahla andloeneatlr w 'ch ma lhe placed any suitable receptacle. Ta le 3 is supported at one end upon legs 9 and v10 which are connected by a cross piece 1l. Secured to legs 9 and 10. are leal sprin distance above theel'oss vpiecel 1l so that it Speeicerion. @Letters Intent.

" may have a reciprocating motion the shaft 16 is a while the. sound;-

V occasionedb rateaeea .nay it.; reir.

)tvith l re spect thereto. rlhe opposite end Oi/the'tahle 1s supported by links 1.4 pivotally secured Ito the sides of the frame 6, an'dito brackets l'upon the Hoor.

` The shaking mechanism 5 comprises a shaft 16 supported in-suitable hearings 17 'and 18 disposed upona 4framework at the sides ofthe table indicated by 19 and 20, but not shown in detail. FiXedlysecured-to receive a beltl to rotate theshaft 16. Fixedly secured to shaft pulley wheel 21 adapted to from which power is taken4 engaging the followers 23 and 24 cause the shaker to move gently to. raised `the fol `the left. The portion of the 'cam then disengages owers and springs 12 and 13 snap `the shaker table to the right. The nuts are l moved toward the left by the gentle movement of the shaker table but due to their .inertia'thereturn movement to the right .causes them to slide with respect to the 7 table tothe left.

Disposed adjacent the apron Sis a cond/uit l 26 of such form that its mouth extends the width of the table. The throat 27 of. the conduit is of such length that'nuts may ass therethrough.V 4The blanks which --as they move through the mouth of the con uit` 26 is s aced from the floor-7 of the table.

Referring more particularly to the drawthe fan blower at the throat 27 and into the enlarged portion of the conduit, fall downward because of the` decreased intensityof the blast at the enl'arged portion of the conduit.. Av door()4` may he provided in thebottom of the pocket :for eisiptying the pocket of the laccumulated anl It will he noted that the blast of air is the suction of the fan blower inthe embc iment of our` .inventionshown herein. Thevsuction lated by means of a door 31, the latter actgs. Vvjin as a valve to 1toy-pass air from the out- 12 and 13. The upper end of the latter are secured to the A:Frame 6 supporting it a slight si e the amount of opening regulatin the blast of'air through the `throat 27. g

pressure may he regui In the operation of the separator, nuts are into the y15 be used passing over the apron 8. It 1s obvious thatI p instead of using suction pressure, a blast of air may be forced from below the table and. conduit 27. lOur device may also for the separation'v of materials of a characterv Similar .to nuts, suchl as cranberries.

What we claim 1s:, u A nut separator, comprising in combina- 20 tion a reciproeaole horizontally disposed shaking of. the table.

tabie for the passage of nuts or like substances thereover and provided with aperturesV for the passage of means for imparting to said table a slow movement in one direction and a quick return movement, thereby 'causing the nuts to progress by steps across said table withintervals 4oi rest relative to the table, a conduit with its mouth disposed over said apertures at the end toward which the nuts are moved and spaced from said table to per- -mt the passage of nuts thereunder, .and means for creating an airl'blast into said conduit. 1

ln witness that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto subscribed. our names this 15th day of October, 1915.

FERN S. BISHOP.

HOMER L. COLE.

air therethrough, 

